How is a medicine
licensed?
A licence, also referred to as
a marketing authorisation,
from the MHRA is required
before any medicine can be
used to treat people in
the UK.
To begin the process,
companies and/or
researchers must apply to
the MHRA for permission to
test drugs through clinical
trials, if these trials are to
be conducted in the UK. In
order to receive permission
to run a trial, they must first
satisfy the MHRA that they
have met strict safety criteria.
All the test results from
these trials on how well the
medicine works and its side
effects, plus details of what
the medicine contains, how
it works in the body, and who
it is meant to treat, are then
sent to the MHRA for detailed
assessment.
The assessment team is
made up of experts from
different relevant specialties,
each of whom has undergone
additional training in medicines
assessment.
The length of the assessment
process depends on the type
of medicine as well as the
quality of the initial information
supplied by the manufacturer,
how much further detail is
required, and how soon
queries can be resolved.
In the past, all this information
used to be supplied in paper
format; now it is supplied
electronically, to minimise
procedural delays. The MHRA
also has to comply with strict
timeframes and performance
targets for the licensing of
medicines. ►
How is a medicinelicensed?A licence, also referred to asa marketing authorisation,from the MHRA is requiredbefore any medicine can beused to treat people inthe UK.To begin the process,companies and/orresearchers must apply tothe MHRA for permission totest drugs through clinicaltrials, if these trials are tobe conducted in the UK. Inorder to receive permissionto run a trial, they must firstsatisfy the MHRA that theyhave met strict safety criteria.All the test results fromthese trials on how well themedicine works and its sideeffects, plus details of whatthe medicine contains, howit works in the body, and whoit is meant to treat, are thensent to the MHRA for detailedassessment.The assessment team ismade up of experts fromdifferent relevant specialties,each of whom has undergoneadditional training in medicinesassessment.The length of the assessmentprocess depends on the typeof medicine as well as thequality of the initial informationsupplied by the manufacturer,how much further detail isrequired, and how soonqueries can be resolved.In the past, all this informationused to be supplied in paperformat; now it is suppliedelectronically, to minimiseprocedural delays. The MHRAalso has to comply with stricttimeframes and performancetargets for the licensing ofmedicines. ►
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